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Please join us for an SPH Public Health Traineeship seminar “The 6 tenets of Community-Institutional Collaboration and the ‘Why’ of the Work” featuring Susan Gust, Sr. Program Manager-Community Engagement Training with CTSI-CEARCH on Thursday, November 16 from 10-11 am in PWB 3-156 or over Zoom. In our everyday lives, the focus often is and needs…
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Xiang Zhu, of the Department of Statistics at Penn State, will present: "Applying an Enhancer Lens to Human Disease Genetics" Over the past two decades, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have advanced the discovery and interpretation of numerous genetic variants influencing complex human diseases. Notably, more than 90% of disease-associated variants are located within non-coding regions…
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Beginning in 2024, Minnesota OSHA will be overseeing an ergonomic standard focused on employees in health care, warehouses, and meatpacking. The talk will cover basic ergonomic principles and apply these to evaluating and resolving ergonomic concerns in these and other locations. About the Speaker: Neil Carlson, MS, CIH continues to work at the University of…
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The University of Minnesota School of Public Health is headed to Atlanta! Join us on Monday, November 13 at 5:30pm ET for a fun social gathering with faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends. It will be an evening filled with great connections and conversations as we share our SPH pride. Free food and drinks available.
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Hosted in Coffman Memorial Union Room 303. Join fellow SPH first-gen students, faculty and staff for lunch, casual conversation and activities. First-gen swag will be raffled off for everyone in attendance. Advanced registration is not required but appreciated to assist with planning. Parking will be validated for SPH students who attend the gathering. All SPH…
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With the School of Public Health moving towards becoming antiracist, it is important to provide SPH community members an opportunity to understand what that really means. In this 60 minute interactive session, participants will learn what antiracism is, how it connects to our mission as a School and discuss ways one can begin to approach…
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Bring your lunch and join other faculty and staff in the Dean’s Office Conference Room from 12:00pm to 1:30pm. The DEI Office will provide light refreshments. While this event is open to all faculty and staff, regardless of race, ethnicity, or national origin, it will center the experiences of Black, Indigenous, people of color, and…
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Rick Chappell, Professor, Departments of Statistics and of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, will present: "Modern Controversies over Survival Outcomes in Clinical Trials" Textbooks describing how to analyze time-to-event outcomes in clinical trials tend to list a limited range of topics. Differences are often quantified using hazard ratios from…
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First impressions are everything. On average, it is common knowledge that most employers look at a resume for 6 to 7 seconds making it important that you grab the employer's attention. This session will provide strategies and tips on how to make your name stand out in the sea of resumes and cover letters, formatting…
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Featuring: Marsha Davis, (she/her), Ph.D., Dean, College of Public Health University of Georgia This presentation will cover the core principles of community-based research and the essential infrastructure and resources required to facilitate and support this kind of research. To provide a deeper understanding, applications of these principles in projects undertaken at the University of Georgia…
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Join the SPH community on November 2nd for Practice Day: Discover how public health knowledge meets real-world impact! Meet representatives from local organizations, learn from students who will be showcasing their practicum experience and grab a bite to eat. Local organization in attendance (and counting): Mental Health Minnesota University YMCA, Y of the North Minnesota…
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Please join us to honor our colleague and friend Dianne Neumark-Sztainer on her recent Regents Professorship honor. Dianne has been a part of the SPH community for 29 years. Her impact has included innovative, accomplished, and exemplary work that has transformed our understanding of eating, activity, and weight-related health in young people and helped set…
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Have you been curious about... What people are doing here? In that case come to see several of our faculty give flash presentations on their and/or their pod's recent work! This is an encore performance of the flash talks that were done on PhD Welcome Day, but this time everyone is invited! There will be…
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SPH In/Color is an opportunity for BIPOC and American Indian students at SPH to connect and build community. This space is for us to take a collective breath together and get mentally ready for the rest of the semester. We will have snacks, music, and various relaxation activities to help us unwind and connect with…
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Join Dr. Aisha Harris for a conversation about the impacts of social determinants of health, the importance of understanding the community context of scientific work, and opportunities to put this into practice within the Twin Cities community. Dinner will be provided.
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